MPI U1 Vocabulary Flashcards
1
Q
METABOLISM
A
all - weight gain, weight loss
2
Q
REGULATION
A
control - sweating, chills
3
Q
HOMEOSTASIS
A
maintaining - internal temperature
4
Q
SYNTHESIS
A
combine - synthesiser
5
Q
3 CHARACTERISTICS OF HOMEOSTASIS
A
constant internal environment
6
Q
TRANSPORT
A
distribution - O2 through your blood
7
Q
RESPIRATION
A
energy - breathing
8
Q
ASSIMILATION
A
incorporation - digesting food (corpe = body incorporation = into the body)
9
Q
NUTRITION
A
take from environment - converting food into energy
10
Q
GROWTH
A
evolution - increase in size
11
Q
EXCRETION
A
remove - peeing
12
Q
REPRODUCTION
A
creation - chicken an egg, babies
